The Wine Museum covers an area of 1400 square-meter space, which is divided into different areas, including Historical information, Wine Cellar, Museum and Exhibitions. It use several types of supports: maps, texts, photos, tiles and videos, among other. The purpose of these sectors is not only to give information regarding the wine and the grapevines, but also to recreate the atmosphere that involves the production of wine, showing the modern and traditional tools connected to the wine production.
The museum is also mainly to bring the visitors into contact with the social, economical and cultural importance of the wine in the Portuguese tradition, daily life and celebration rituals. The visitors have a good chance to taste different types of wine (wine tasting - "Prova de vinhos"), an experience included in the ticket price.
The space which houses about 1115 wine marks is agreeably organised (756 commercial wines and 359 collection wines, the Porto 1815 being the oldest). It covers the different trade mark regions in Portugal and also presents samples of the wine production of the People's Republic of China. All the varieties with a short explanation.
The tourists can also visit various regional dresses of Portugal in the museum.
Address: Rua Luis Gonzaga Gomes 431, basement (Tourism Activities Centre-CAT).
Opening hours: Everyday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. ( Closed on Tuesdays).
Tickets: Under 10 and over 60: Free. From 11 to 18: 5 patacas. Adults: 15 patacas (including wine tasting).
Visitors can also visit the Grand Prix Museum (located in the basement of the same building), paying a joint ticket of 20 patacas.